India's Power Elite Class Caste and A Cultural Revolution

India's Power Elite is a study of the nature of power and elitism in postcolonial India. Its point of departure is the political transition under way in twenty-first-century India with the marginalization of the Congress Party and the staging of a cultural revolution symbolized by the rise of Hindu majoritarianism. Baru deconstructs the morphology of the Indian power elite-comprising remnants of a feudal gentry kulaks a metropolitan business class the civil services and a cultural elite of opinion-makers. He also examines the role of caste class and culture in the emergence of a 'New India'. Aimed at the socially engaged reader this book will interest both students as well as those who wield power. About the Author SANJAYA BARU is a policy analyst writer and columnist. He has served as the editor of the Economic Times the Financial Express and BusinessStandard and the editorial-page editor of the Times of India and the Indian Express. He was the media adviser to former prime minister Manmohan Singh and the director for geo-economics and strategyInternational Institute of Strategic Studies London. He has taught at the University of Hyderabad Jawaharlal Nehru University New Delhi the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy Singapore and the Indian School of Public Policy New Delhi. His books include The Accidental Prime Minister The Making and Unmaking of Manmohan Singh Strategic Consequences of India's Economic Performance and1991 How P.V. Narasimha Rao Made History .